Talk:Misogyny
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Criticism section
Criticism sections are a bad idea in general. I removed the section titled "Criticism of the concept", since it was based solely on two primary sources.
The first source, Sexual Personae, by self-described "dissident feminist" Camille Paglia, hardly mentions misogyny, and scanning the text doesn't actually turn up much support for the claimed distinction between "fear" and "hate". Additionally, the link between Marxism and second-wave feminism is dubious at best.
The second source is a primary research study by Christian Groes-Green, specifically of young men in the capital of Mozambique, which seeks to move beyond dichotomies between modern and traditional forms [of masculinity]
and disentangle existing entanglements of hegemonic, marginalized, misogynous, and philogynous masculinities
. This is not a critique of the concept of misogyny at all; it's more relevant to the article on hegemonic masculinity if anything. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:40, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- www.irishtimes.com/opinion/anne-harris-the-word-misogyny-is-losing-all-meaning-1.4867531
- And why did you delete the Paglias point? 5.145.104.252 (talk) 08:04, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
- Why should we cite journalist Anne Harris's opinion alongside mainstream scholarship as though the two are equally valid? —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 18:06, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
- Because mainstream scholarship is wrong and out of touch. Plus they are all uber feminists. ~2025-32516-66 (talk) 21:10, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
- Good thing we don't judge reliability of sources by the opinions of random anonymous users. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 10:23, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
- Because mainstream scholarship is wrong and out of touch. Plus they are all uber feminists. ~2025-32516-66 (talk) 21:10, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
- Why should we cite journalist Anne Harris's opinion alongside mainstream scholarship as though the two are equally valid? —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 18:06, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
"Discrimination against women" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect Discrimination against women has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 October 23 § Discrimination against women until a consensus is reached. —Myceteae🍄🟫(talk) 16:32, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
Add and link Manosphere page under Online misogyny section
With the recent growth of the Manosphere and the research into the impacts it has on Misogyny , I believe adding information about the Manosphere and linking to the Wikipedia Manosphere page under the Online Misogyny section would be notable and beneficial for this page. Orangemonkey271 (talk) 14:58, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
Misogyny has been widely practised for thousands of years.
Source? ~2025-40486-23 (talk) 11:38, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
- Go down the article body, the Origins section, and you'll see the sources. Binksternet (talk) 13:11, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
- You mean the fact that certain writers spoke unflatteringly about women? The same could be said about misandry then, right? ~2025-40926-24 (talk) 15:02, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Violence against women is an example of misogyny?
Does that mean that violence against men, or the belief that violence may only be acceptable when used against men, is an example of Misandry? Matan82 (talk) 16:02, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
- @Matan82 violence against women is a manifestation of misogyny. Note that violence against women does not mean any violence done where a woman is a victim. EvergreenFir (talk) 16:29, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Women and Criminal Justice
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